What could be easier than decorating a cake without having to do any cake decoration? This tiny bunting, strung up on bamboo skewers, is a festive and elegant cake decorating idea. The cake shown here features cake bunting made with bits of vintage fabric, available on Etsy from KikiLaRu, but you could easily and inexpensively [...]

Intimidated by the idea of making gum paste flowers? Try this easy gum paste flower tutorial from Craftzine. With a basic flower making tool set and a little time, anyone can master this simple technique to make an ordinary cake look fantastic. If you like this pretty cake, check out this other elegant, easy cake [...]

This train cupcake idea is so easy, even kids could do the decorating. If you’re planning a train birthday party and are not very experienced or adventurous at cake decorating, these train cupcakes from Ladies’ Home Journal are a great idea. They used candy blocks to make the trains, but you could instead use inexpensive [...]

I love this ruffled layer cake from Martha Stewart. It’s elegant and festive, and it makes an impression even though it’s really very simple. The free-form ruffled icing is nearly foolproof because imperfections are part of the design. Just use any piping shape you’re comfortable with, and repeat it all over the cake! Get the [...]

Whether you make a simple boxed cake mix with canned frosting or bake a cake from scratch with elaborate decorations, the key to a beautiful, enticing cake is starting with smooth icing. But getting your icing smooth isn’t always easy, especially if you’ve never learned these simple cake icing techniques. When you follow these guidelines, [...]

Elegant cake designs don’t have to be complicated. With a little bit of style or artistic flair, even easy cake decorations can be used to make elegant cake designs. These ideas use simple and inexpensive embellishments to make even a simple boxed cake mix look sophisticated and special. One way to use edible cake decorations [...]

If you’re looking for an answer to “What is fondant icing?” this is a great video to watch. It gives you an overview of what fondant is made of, how you work with it, and what you can do with it in cake decorating. You can get step-by-step videos, illustrations, and instructions for the fondant [...]

Yesterday, we went over some of the important decisions you need to make in the early stages of planning how to decorate a wedding cake. In this post, we’ll take a look at some of the options to consider for wedding cake decorations, toppers, colors, and more. The decorations you choose may be determined by [...]

If you’re an amateur cake decorator thinking of making your first wedding cake, you may feel overwhelmed before you even begin. There are lots of things to consider and many decisions to make in the planning stages of how to decorate a wedding cake. Make the project more manageable by addressing all of these things [...]

The intimidating process of how to roll out fondant on a cake is really quite simple when you see it demonstrated. This video shows you how to knead and roll fondant and use it to cover a cake smoothly and evenly for a flawless finish. Learn more about how to work with fondant here.